Top Tips

These expert, easy to follow tips come from years of consulting and are designed to save you time finding your way to the most efficient methods of using LexisNexis.

Not sure where to start?

The Practical Guidance homepage provides a single control panel that is easy to understand and use. It also provides three flexible search options.
1) Search for specific terms or cases by entering it in the search field at the top of the page.
2) Find what you’re looking for by browsing the topics and sub-topics that are listed on the left hand side panel.
3) Looking for a particular type of information? Click on the relevant content tab at the top of the page to find an overview or guidance note, case, or form or precedent.With this intelligent and intuitive design and search functionality you can be sure that you will get to the right answer faster.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Where can I find the latest cases?

Latest cases are covered in the Latest Legal Updates section on the module homepage. Our team of legally trained editors are constantly looking for new cases that are relevant to the topics in the modules. Each update has a brief summary of the case, a link to the actual text of the case and a link to the relevant guidance note. Please note that customers can search for latest legal updates as well.

Date created:
20/6/2013

How will I know if a particular case changes an existing legal principle?

If a case changes an existing legal principle (such as a Supreme Court case or a High Court case) then our authors who are all contracted to provide updates will amend any guidance notes that are impacted by that decision. Customers will be notified of this change in the What’s New section on the LexisNexis Practical Guidance homepage.

Date created:
20/6/2013

What should I do if I cannot find a particular case I am looking for on LexisNexis Practical Guidance?

If customers cannot find a particular case in LexisNexis Practical Guidance (ie on the cases landing page in a particular subtopic), then they have the option of scrolling down to the bottom of the cases landing page and performing a search of related cases in LexisNexis NZ. However, they will need a subscription to the relevant LexisNexis NZ product.

Date created:
20/6/2013

How often will the content/guidance be updated on the system and will there be notification?

The content for LexisNexis Practical Guidance is updated on a regular basis. Unlike our looseleaf services which have updates 3, 4 or sometimes up to 12 times per year, LexisNexis Practical Guidance is constantly updated because it is a pure online product and is not constrained by the limitations of a hardcopy product. All of our expert authors are under contract to provide regular updates each week and our team of LexisNexis Practical Guidance editors (who all have law degrees and practice experience) are constantly looking for new updates.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to obtain a selection of relevant commentary from LexisNexis's flagship products on your particular research topic?

The 'Read More' and 'Further Reading' links found within LexisNexis Practical Guidance contain a selection of relevant commentary to your subject area.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to find the latest cases without having to perform a search?

The Latest Legal Updates section on the module homepage provides you with a list of all the new cases and legislation that are relevant to your practice area. Each update has a brief summary of the case or Act/Regulation, a link to the actual text of the case or Act/Regulation and a link to the relevant guidance note.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to keep track of legal changes?

The What’s New section on the LexisNexis Practical Guidance homepage is your go to section to keep abreast of changes in the law. If a case changes an existing legal principle (such as a new Supreme Court case or a High Court case), then our authors, who are always on hand to provide updates, will amend any guidance notes that are impacted by that decision.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Not sure whether to use the 'Read more about this from LexisNexis' link or the 'Further reading' link within LexisNexis Practical Guidance?

Read More links are available to all LexisNexis Practical Guidance user’s regardless of their subscription to LexisNexis NZ. These links can be accessed from within the guidance notes or from the Commentary tab, which reproduces all of the Read More links for a sub-topic and organises them by guidance note. Further Reading links require the LexisNexis Practical Guidance user to have a subscription to LexisNexis NZ. These links can only be accessed in a guidance note and will be opened in a new window if the user does have a subscription to LexisNexis NZ.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Do you need to ensure you are on the right track?

With Practical Guidance you can access relevant checklists at any time from within the topic overviews; and guidance notes. The links to the checklists are available from the left-hand margin of the page. Our customers find the checklists a great memory tool and one that ensures they never miss a step.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Do you need to ensure you are on the right track?

With Practical Guidance you can access relevant checklists at any time from within the topic overviews; and guidance notes. The links to the checklists are available from the left-hand margin of the page. Our customers find the checklists a great memory tool and one that ensures they never miss a step.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to provide feedback or learn more about our expert team of practitioners?

With Practical Guidance you can be sure that the content has been written by an expert team of practitioners and is updated regularly. Learn about the qualifications of the authors of all the Practical Guidance modules via the “Meet the Team” link at the top of the page. If you would liketo ask a question or offer your feedback on a module, click on the “Send us Feedback” link at the top of the page. We welcome any dialogue and suggestions from our customers.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to save and take the content with you?

Practical Guidance gives you the freedom to email, print and download content from the modules via the icons on the top right-hand corner of the page. This means easy reference, sharing and storage of the overviews, guidance notes, cases, commentary, precedents, forms and checklists that you need to refer to most frequently.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Taken a wrong turn?

Unlike with many traditional legal research products, with Practical Guidance, you can easily navigate back to the homepage at any time via the link on the top left-hand corner of the screen.

Date created:
20/6/2013

Need to quickly view all of the precedents available for a specific Practice Area on LexisNexis Practical Guidance?

Click on the 'View more precedents' link which is located at the bottom the Precedents section of the homepage, this will reveal a list of every Form or Precedent for the Practical Guidance module according to each of the respective topics which you can then browse.

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